Staying afloat while dealing with winter depression

Staying afloat while dealing with winter depression

I want to talk with you about difficult feelings. Sensations and emotions that occur when one is dealing with “winter depression.” For example, when it feels so difficult to get out of bed in the morning during wintertime; when I’m lacking energy during...
Breath and bandhas: aliveness and sustanaibility

Breath and bandhas: aliveness and sustanaibility

When preparing for my lecture on breath and bandhas on the Spain yoga teacher training, I wanted to illustrate “alive” versus “lifeless.” Picture a dancer raising her arm and lowering it down, or standing then spiraling down to the ground – while holding her...
Holding space for pain: it’s okay to be not okay

Holding space for pain: it’s okay to be not okay

There has been quite a lot on my mind about holding space for pain, that I want to share with you. However, it isn’t easy to streamline all of these thoughts, especially because they come from a vulnerable place. I want to reassure you of something that is my lived...
5 grounding yoga poses for calmness and presence

5 grounding yoga poses for calmness and presence

Have you noticed that when life gets busy, turbulent or increasingly difficult, your body tightens and the headspace tends to shrink? In these cases we often react out of agitation and fear, which is not usually productive. Grounding yoga poses are simple and...
Look what I’ve found! Gratitude

Look what I’ve found! Gratitude

Every single day, I pause for a moment, and say thank you. I wake up at dawn, walk out of my room and look up at the sky studded with a myriad of bright stars. In this moment, you already sense that morning is soon to arrive, that the Sun will come up in a few hours,...